A Young Woman's Heart

Mo Xueyao hung up the phone and said apologetically to Yu Shu, "Sorry, I have to go to a friend's house later."

"Okay, it's alright, I'll go home now." Yu Shu stood up, smiled and shook her head. "Then, let's watch TV together again next time."

"Ah, okay, bye~"

Yu Shu's house is right across the street, so it's convenient for her to go back.

However, what Mo Xueyao didn't know was that Yu Shu secretly watched her and Li Wanyan leave the house through the peephole of the security door before quietly returning to her room alone.

Although the weather has cooled down considerably, I still need to shower every day. Fortunately, the clothes I need to change into this season are not too heavy; a few light and thin pieces are enough.

A thunderstorm had just passed around noon, and the dark clouds had now dispersed, with fluffy white clouds drifting lazily across the sky, perfectly blocking the glaring sun.

"Phew—it's so cool this afternoon—" Mo Xueyao stretched out a big yawn, her joints making a 'crack crack' sound.

"The high temperature today is only thirty-four degrees Celsius," Li Wanyan nodded gently, "so it's very cool."

"This kind of weather is perfect. Ah, I wish it could be like this all year round."

"That would be very monotonous."

"Hmm...? Monotonous?" Mo Xueyao scratched her head. "Ah, that's true. Without the cicadas chirping in summer and the snow in winter, it is indeed very monotonous. It's better to have distinct seasons."

"By the way, what's the date today?" She took out a bottle of juice made with fruit juice powder from her bag, took a big gulp, and asked with a satisfied look on her face.

August 25th.

"Twenty-five... Ah!" Mo Xueyao suddenly stood up straight. "Only six days left! Not counting today!"

"Yes, summer vacation is almost over."

"Although I miss school, I'm still a little reluctant to leave it all behind—" She reached into Li Wanyan's schoolbag, "Wanyan, where are the gummy candies?"

"In the second pocket."

"Oh—take a few to eat." Mo Xueyao took a few individually wrapped gummy candies and stuffed them into her skirt pocket. These were very cheap corn gummy candies, not only tasting like corn but also shaped like corn.

Compared to the fruit flavor, it's milder and less sweet, tasting a bit like Play-Doh.

Although Mo Xueyao had never eaten Play-Doh, she always felt that it should taste like this?

In fact, it tastes much better than Play-Doh.

But unless you really crave some sweets, you would never choose it.

Coca-Cola candy tastes hundreds of times better than this.

That's why, since I bought a big bag of them at the supermarket last time, I haven't even eaten a third of them yet, and more than a month has passed.

"Are you taking the bus?"

"Hmm... Hmm... It's such a cool day, let's ride a bicycle!"

"it is good."

The paint on the bicycle had long since dried, and the smell had mostly dissipated. Father had even carefully cleaned the wheel rims of both bicycles, making them look like brand new bikes now.

Most things get boring after a while, but you don't necessarily have to buy a new one. With a few adjustments, you can have a fresh experience.

Especially after the paint job, it feels like I bought a brand new car.

Mo Xueyao also put several Gundam stickers she bought from a small shop on the car body, making it look exceptionally cool.

A gentle breeze caressed their faces as the two bicycles slowly moved forward.

"Whoosh..." The wind blowing in my face is like the gentle hand of the autumn maiden, carrying the fragrance of autumn flowers, making me truly feel that autumn has arrived.

"Hmph hmph hmph~ Hmm hmph hmph..." She hummed a leisurely tune as she rode her bike, and listening to her soft humming would calm one's heart involuntarily.

Li Wanyan couldn't help but glance at her a few times, then slightly increased her pedaling speed, riding parallel to her bicycle: "Has Yaoyao's hair grown long?"

"Hmm? Oh...it seems to have grown a bit longer, it's already down to the middle of my neck." Mo Xueyao gripped the handle with one hand and touched her much longer black hair with the other. "Looks like it'll be shoulder-length again soon."

"Yaoyao's hair grows very fast."

"Yeah, I don't know why either. Well, whatever. Anyway, I've already experienced what it's like to have short hair in the summer, so it's not a bad thing to go back to long hair. But it'll probably be at least the end of the year before it grows back to how it used to be, right?"

"The longer the hair, the slower it grows."

"Hmm...it grew pretty fast before, even faster than it is now. Now, it probably won't grow as fast." She muttered and nodded, then suddenly couldn't remember how to ride the road ahead. "Ah, Wanyan, is this how you get to Hua Yinyin's house?"

"Ah."

"I usually sleep in the car, so please lead the way, Wanyan..."

"it is good."

The sunlight overhead appeared and disappeared intermittently, not only because the clouds were moving, but also because the two of them were moving.

If you ride under the clouds, you won't be exposed to the sun; if you ride in a place without clouds, you will be exposed to the sun.

It sounds like nonsense, but when you actually experience it, it's quite interesting.

It's often said that clouds in the sky are just dust particles with tiny water droplets attached, but now that I think about it, they're actually much thicker than most people imagine.

Hua Yinyin's home is located on the outskirts of the city. The roads here are newly built, so they are not only wide but also have few vehicles, so even riding a bicycle in the middle of the road is not a big problem.

"Wow~ the road is so wide!" Mo Xueyao deliberately rode her bicycle in a crooked manner, seemingly imitating someone who hadn't learned to ride a bicycle yet. But those people would definitely lose their balance and fall over if they did that, while she could ride like that for a long time.

"Yaoyao, be careful, or you'll fall."

"It's okay, it's okay, I have a good sense of balance!" Mo Xueyao said proudly, but before she could finish speaking, she fell down in the green belt next to her with a 'thud'.

Fortunately, it was caught by the green belt; otherwise, if it had fallen directly to the ground, it would definitely have scraped its skin.

"Look at you."

"Oh dear, it's nothing, I'm not hurt at all." Mo Xueyao chuckled, dusted off her clothes, and picked up her bicycle. She was much more obedient now, but because the road was so wide, she didn't stay still for long before she wanted to do some tricks again.

For example, riding a bicycle without holding the handlebars with both hands, riding a bicycle while sitting on the back seat, or riding a bicycle sideways while going downhill...

"distant--!"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Mo Xueyao quickly jumped off the bike and sat up straight on the bicycle again on the downhill slope, no longer doing those dangerous things.

The main problem is that Hua Yinyin's family has already arrived, so there's no chance to do it anymore.

Last time I came, the surrounding area was a construction site, and the air was thick with choking dust.

Many buildings have now been erected. Although they are still under construction, they are basically doing interior work, and there is no longer so much choking dust.

There's much more greenery than before; the plants and trees look newly planted.

"Ah, I wish we could live that high up too."

"It would be bad if the elevator broke down," Li Wanyan said quietly, pressing the elevator button with her back to Mo Xueyao.

"It shouldn't break, right?"

"That's hard to say."

"But living on the top floor like Yinyin, with a floor-to-ceiling window, feels so good!" Mo Xueyao thought expectantly, her hands in her skirt pockets. "After school, I can sit by the window and do my homework, looking down at the city and cars that look like models. That feeling of overlooking the city... ah..."

"Ding." The elevator arrived. Li Wanyan shook her head helplessly and led her, who was still dreaming about the future, into the elevator.

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Chapter 142 The Tea Party at Hua Yinyin's House (Part 2)

"Dong dong."

"Heave-ho, let's see who's here!" The sound of Hua Yinyin's bare feet stomping on the floor came from inside the room, followed by the sound of the door being suddenly flung open, "Squeak—!"

“Yinyin…” Mo Xueyao waved her hand helplessly.

"Little Yaoyao~! I knew you'd come!" Hua Yinyin excitedly hugged Mo Xueyao's neck and embraced her.

"Hey, hey..." A fallen yellow leaf was gently blown down by the wind outside the window. Mo Xueyao helplessly stretched out her arm, not knowing what to do.

"It's been so long!"

"It's only been a short time..."

"A day apart feels like three autumns; just think about it, how many three autumns have passed?"

"Wow, isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

Hua Yinyin smiled contentedly and let go of her hand, then took advantage of Mo Xueyao's unpreparedness to suddenly pinch her cheek.

"Little Yao Yao's cheeks are as pinchable as ever!"

"Ah—!!" Mo Xueyao retaliated, pinching Hua Yinyin's cheek as well.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—" A little saliva uncontrollably dripped from the corner of Hua Yinyin's mouth.

"Let go first!"

"No way!"

"Ahhh-"

"Let go! Let go!"

"Waaah—" Hua Yinyin finally let go, pinching the corner of her eye with a sob in her voice, "Little Yaoyao bullied me, even though I pinched so gently..."

"Excuse me, this isn't a TV drama filming location." Mo Xueyao looked at her with droopy eyelids, took off her shoes, and quickly walked into the room.

Li Wanyan silently placed her shoes neatly by the door before bending down to take them off and go inside.

"Thump~" After Li Wanyan came in, Hua Yinyin slammed the door shut. The vibration of the door caused some dust to fall from the ceiling.

Huang Yuxi sat on the sofa by the French windows, listening to music with headphones on. Two delicate yellow gemstones on his earlobes reflected the not-so-bright sunlight from outside the window.

“Xiao Xi is here too.” Mo Xueyao plopped down on the sofa, causing Huang Yuxi, who was sitting next to her, to bounce.

"Yes, his brother went to work, so he's been spending his days at my house listening to music lately. That cassette player has really good sound quality, Yaoyao, do you want to try it out?"

"No need, the Sony cassette player my godfather gave me already has pretty good sound quality."

Although Huang Yuxi was listening to music, her eyes were open, so when Mo Xueyao and the others came in, she wrote a few words on the whiteboard and then smiled as she showed them to them: "Long time no see."

"Oh, it hasn't been that long, has it? It wasn't long ago that you and your brother delivered goods to my fruit shop last time, was it?"

"Little Yaoyao, what kind of tea would you like?"